2026-2027 NHL Assists by Team

The Colorado Avalanche lead the NHL in assists in 2026-2027, with 85, 4 ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes. The average across 32 NHL teams is 54.3. Through October 23, updated every night.

Leads the NHL in 2026-2027 through October 23 Colorado Avalanche

85 Assists 4 clear of Carolina Hurricanes

#	Team	G	A
1	Colorado Avalanche	—	85
2	Carolina Hurricanes	—	81
3	Utah Mammoth	—	76
4	Toronto Maple Leafs	—	75
4	Vegas Golden Knights	—	75
6	Boston Bruins	—	72
6	Edmonton Oilers	—	72
8	Seattle Kraken	—	68
9	New York Rangers	—	65
9	Pittsburgh Penguins	—	65
11	Vancouver Canucks	—	63
12	St. Louis Blues	—	59
13	Minnesota Wild	—	55
	NHL average		54.3
14	Detroit Red Wings	—	51
14	San Jose Sharks	—	51
16	Buffalo Sabres	—	50
16	Florida Panthers	—	50
16	Montréal Canadiens	—	50
16	New Jersey Devils	—	50
20	Anaheim Ducks	—	49
20	Ottawa Senators	—	49
20	Tampa Bay Lightning	—	49
23	New York Islanders	—	45
24	Washington Capitals	—	44
25	Dallas Stars	—	42
25	Nashville Predators	—	42
27	Winnipeg Jets	—	40
28	Chicago Blackhawks	—	35
29	Columbus Blue Jackets	—	34
30	Philadelphia Flyers	—	33
31	Calgary Flames	—	32
32	Los Angeles Kings	—	30

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.